$1.8 million in stolen art found

Authorities have recovered works of art worth $1.8 million that had been stolen from churches, castles and private homes throughout northern Italy since 1990, the Carabinieri paramilitary police said Tuesday.

The 19 paintings and one 18th century kneeling stool were discovered last month at the home of a farmer near Cremona, about 62 miles southwest of Milan, officials said. The 59-year-old man has been charged with receiving stolen goods and has been cooperating with authorities to identify accomplices, said Capt. Andrea Ilari of the Carabinieri’s art theft squad.

From Associated Press